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Improv group raises sexual assault awareness on campus
The issue of rape and sexual assault will be the subject of an improvisational performance at the University of South Dakota in Farber Hall on Monday Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Sex Signals is a Chicago-based group that combines improvisational comedy, education and audience participation to provide a provocative, in-your-face look at issues surrounding dating, […]
PREVIEW: Avian Sunrise returns to Vermillion for benefit concert
The members of Avian Sunrise will return to their roots when they play a SERVE-sponsored concert at the University of South Dakota this week. The concert will be held Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Muenster University Center Ballroom. This time around, the band is playing to raise awareness for the Beracka House and […]
COLUMN: Resolutions take shape
At the beginning of the semester, a friend and I decided to start exercising in the mornings at the Wellness Center as a way to start being more intentional about our health and well-being. To be honest I don’t know what I was thinking. While I do enjoy mornings, I don’t enjoy forcing myself, or […]
Wyoming artist symbolizes restlessness
While professional artist Ricki Klages lived in Italy, she created many symbolic paintings of the landscape. Those works are now on display in the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for Fine Arts Building on the University of South Dakota campus. The exhibit will be open until Feb. 15. An artist […]
Artwork inspires composers
Newly-composed pieces of music, accompanied by the paintings that inspired them, will be played at the John A. Day Art Gallery on Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. Alison Erazmus, Director of the University Art Galleries, will be hosting painter Ricki Klages in honor of a composing contest which challenged musicians to view her paintings for […]
Autoharp master invited to play at National Music Museum
The National Music Museum is continuing their Brown Bag Lunch program with a free concert Jan. 27, featuring autonomous autoharpist Bryan Bowers. Bowers is an autoharp master as well as a singer and songwriter. An autoharp is a chorded zither with buttons that when depressed damp all strings except those to be sounded. The undamped […]
Vermillion area showcased in photographs
Associate art professor, John Banasiak, enjoys exploring older photography processes. “They seem to offer some new directions to potentially experiment with further investigation,” Banasiak said. “Sometimes people tend to forget about the older processes and don’t really explore it or review it to see how it might apply to contemporary times and issues.” When Banasiak […]
USD to host 14th annual Quad State Honor Band Festival Monday
High School students from the quad state area will gather Monday at 7 p.m. in the Fine Arts building’s Knutson Theatre to partake in the University of South Dakota’s 14th annual USD Quad State Honor Band Festival. “High school students come from the four-state area, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota and they are selected […]
“Jane Eyre” still relatable to today’s readers
Over the years there have been many stories written and filmed about the adventures of nannies, governesses and the like. In 1847, Charlotte Brönte wrote a book about a governess and it became one of the best-beloved novels in English literature. The novel is “Jane Eyre,” and the story tells of a young girl’s journey […]
Under-appreciated artists release albums worth listening to
Aside from Miss Black and her interpretation of the final weekday, 2011 has been a great year for music. As the year draws to a close, it seems appropriate to put “Friday” in the backseat of that car along with the other hits of the year and take some time to give a rather opinionated […]